When lockdown started, I was sad, and I missed the temple so much. I don't like online stuff, or using Zoom. I kept chanting all day because I like chanting, and it made me feel a little better about not being in college. I do play mrdunga and sing very loudly in my loft with the windows open every day, and my neighbours say they enjoy it.
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- 4 Jul 2020
Maharaj is now established on dialysis to support his kidneys temporarily till kidneys start working on their own. His heart remains stable and is working well.
...- 3 Jul 2020
What is faith and why does it sometimes wax and wane? What can we do to enhance it and make it steady even in the midst of a society that often doesn’t value faith?
...- 3 Jul 2020
“When the lockdown started, nobody thought we could distribute books, and everybody was worried about what would happen,” says Shyama Mohini Dasi, co-sankirtan leader at ISKCON Toronto, Canada. “But Vaisesika Prabhu encouraged us to think differently, and innovate.”
...- 3 Jul 2020
- 3 Jul 2020
By Subroto DasEach year more than 70 lakh people from different parts of the world visit Mayapur, the birthplace of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and headquarter of ISKCON. Over the years Mayapur has evolved as a significant tourist destination of not only West Bengal but the entire world. However this year the global pandemic cast a spell of gloom on the devotees, pilgrims and visitors all over the world who come in search of spiritual enlightenment and submerge in the blissful ocean of Harinam Sankirtan.
...- 3 Jul 2020
By Rizwan MohammadISKCON Temple’s free food initiative that has been feeding people on alternate weeks in Auckland CBD in the last few years has now expanded to schools providing hundreds of children with free lunch once a month. This initiative ‘Food for Life- No One Should Go Hungry’ in Schools started last year as a part of reaching out to the broader community, and ISKCON contacted four schools so far in different parts of Auckland providing them with free food.
...- 3 Jul 2020
3 month lockdown. That is a looooong time at home. Have a glimpse in our lockdown days.
...- 2 Jul 2020
Glories to all the blessed Arabic book distribution temples and individual distributors, with some Special Glories to the European Yatras, especially the German Yatra, for somehow finding ways to distribute practically the same (mid-year) quantities of Arabic books during this global pandemic as they did before it arrived!
...- 2 Jul 2020
At this farm cows are taken care of by the attendants from their birth till death. When they stop giving milk, they are moved to Goshala and taken care of by the carers and fully protected for their whole lives.
...- 2 Jul 2020
By Narada dasLast weekend marked the 50th anniversary of the iconic Glastonbury Music Festival – a renowned feature of the UK cultural scene. This massive event attracts over 250,000 people, hosting live stage performances from the most famous international artists, and is shown worldwide by the BBC. It’s also a very important event for ISKCON in the UK as the movement’s biggest annual outreach event connecting with the diverse British public.
...- 2 Jul 2020
By Nrsimha Krsna dasI would like to give a piece of good news for your pleasure. In Turkey, we started to publish Online Back To Godhead Magazine in Turkish language. This was desire of HH Sivarama Swami for long time and pandemic time was a good period for Turkish devotees to form a team of 13 and start working on the project. From layout to any single details are made by our devotees here in Turkey. On the auspicious Sayana Ekadasi day, we published our Turkish BTG titled as "Benligin Kesfi" which means Disovery of Self. We know that there is a lot to improve and we plan to do it by next publishings ahead...
- 2 Jul 2020
Once-in-a-lifetime event marking the commencement of the grand ISKCON Temple of Parsippany. One of the first Vedic-style ISKCON temples in Northeast. Our Chief Guest Mayor Soriano and our Committee Chairman Mr. Piyush Patel headlined this wonderful event. All the attendees enjoyed it thoroughly and auspiciousness was seen throughout.
...- 1 Jul 2020
Recent Events - June 2020 - Vaishnava Seva - The Global Devotee Care Directorate is happy to share the next interview of a weekly Devotee Care webinar series called "Vaishnava Seva" - an effort to emphasize a culture of devote...
- 1 Jul 2020
- 1 Jul 2020
Maharaj remains in intensive care, on the ventilator and requiring support for his blood pressure and kidneys.
...- 1 Jul 2020
Krishna’s quality of detachment - Although Krishna is everywhere behind the scenes maintaining this world, Krishna is neutral and never interferes with our freedom to choose and to pursue our journey through life. (Bhagavad Gita chapter 9 verse 9)
...- 1 Jul 2020
- 1 Jul 2020
- 1 Jul 2020
By Hari-dhama dasaIn this presentation, Hari-dhama dasa discusses an important social issue for the Society: that of providing care for the terminally ill in the movement. Since Vaisnava hold very dear the hope of dying in the association of devotees and at a place of pilgrimage, ISKCON faces a challenging task in providing this facility and care for its members. The author argues that both spiritual care and medical care should be available to patients, be they in a secular hospice or...
- 1 Jul 2020
Padma Locana Krishna is part of the executive team with Corporate Learning Group at Harvard Business School Publishing. He has been an integral member of Bhakti Rasayana Sagar Maharaja's LEAD school faculty. We'll have a discussion with him around potential lessons from the business world ISKCON can incorporate to move forward effectively.
...- 30 Jun 2020
Krsnanandini Devi Dasi,: A few years ago, my husband, Tariq and I presented a seminar on the concept of what we term “Magnanimous Marriage.” In such a marriage, husband and wife are actual benefactors for one another. Benefactor is defined as a kindly helper, a person who benefits and supports another.
...- 30 Jun 2020
By Purushottam Nitai DasRecently I underwent oral surgery and realized what it means not having the ability to speak. The surgery which lasted for more than 2 hours was quite complicated and very painful. After surgery my mouth and gums were swollen and it was almost impossible for me to open my mouth and speak. Now as per the vow taken during initiation we are supposed to chant 16 rounds of Hare Krishna maha-mantra daily irrespective of any circumstances and so I tried to comply with...
- 30 Jun 2020
1 cup sama rice 1/4 cup sabudana 1 cup curd 1 cup grated bottle gourd 1/2 cup grated carrot 1 tbsp ginger chilli paste 1 1/2 tsp sindha salt 2 tbsp coriander leaves For 1 pancake: 1/4 tsp Bakind soda 2 tbsp oil 1 tsp cumin seed 1 dry red chilli Some curry leaves
...- 30 Jun 2020